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Endgame: Fringe benefits

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:58:18 GMT

In which Laurie Taylor visits an experimental theatre, and regrets it

Masters of the universe

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:32:10 GMT

At the heart of galaxies lie supermassive black holes, which, according to a new theory, might hold the key to life itself. Marcus Chown and Caleb Scharf look beyond the event horizon

India's downward spiral

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:09:16 GMT

Those who were hoping for an end to extremism following the death of Bal Thackery, founder of the Hindu natonalist Shiv Sena party, are going to be sorely disapponted, says Salil Tripathi

Book review: Against Fairness by Stephen Asma

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:21:47 GMT

Stephen Asma has a fair old stab at writing a book about fairness but, to be fair, its fairly awful, says Craig Purshouse

Mission improbable

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:35:42 GMT

The Book of Mormon, by the creators of South Park, smashed records on Broadway and debuts in London's West End in February. But is it any good? Natalie Haynes has the answer

A conversation with Jonathan Miller

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:26:26 GMT

Laurie Taylor gets up close and personal with Britain’s leading public intellectual

Civil war in Congo

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:04:36 GMT

A brutal rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo, allegedly backed by the Rwandan government, is threatening thousands of lives, reports Richard Wilson

Body scam

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:28:32 GMT

After the binge comes the purge. But, warns Sarah Ditum, forgo the flashy trainers and ditch the detox – there is another way

Mussel-shells, corncobs and the Sears catalogue

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:20:29 GMT

Before toilet paper wiping your bottom could be a hazardous business, and religious advice hardly helped matters. Richard Smyth sifts through the evidence

New faces of televangelism

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:49:51 GMT

The switch to digital has given British religious broadcasting a boost. James Gray visits one of the new Christian channels redefining faith on TV

Chown's cosmos: Bad Moon rising

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:03:48 GMT

Earth’s satellite may have begun life as its parent planet’s stalker, says Marcus Chown

Taking on the miracle mongers

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:36:30 GMT

Sanal Edamaruku faces blasphemy charges in India for revealing the science behind a miracle. On a flying visit to the UK he talked exclusively to Paul Sims about the charges and how he intends to fight back

Nothing more than feelings

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:05:49 GMT

In his new book, and an article for New Humanist, Francis Spufford claimed religion makes “emotional sense” and atheists should be less dismissive of believers. Caspar Melville meets him to hear his case

Book review: Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:25:32 GMT

Warren Ellis enjoys a ripping rewrite of the nativity, from the man who brought us Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

Book review: The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:13:49 GMT

The latest novel from "collapsed Catholic" Colm Tóibín – a fictionalised account of the "crochety old widow" Mary – confirms him to be the greatest living writer in English, says Jonathan Rée